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Blood Selenium in a Beef Herd Affected with Muscular Degeneration
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 11, pages 324–326 (1970)
Abstract
In a Hereford herd in the middle of Sweden high mortality occurred in the calves in 1967 and 1968. Most frequent symtoms were respiratory distress and weakness. The diagnosis M.D. was established by postmortem examination. For this reason a study was made of the selenium content in forage, in blood and milk from cows and in blood from their offspring. The Se analyses were made by the method of Lindberg (1968).
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Jacobsson, S.O., Lidman, S. & Lindberg, P. Blood Selenium in a Beef Herd Affected with Muscular Degeneration. Acta Vet Scand 11, 324–326 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547993
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